LSDWTWHA chapter 76
by VolareA mist that induces drowsiness spread through the alley, and Su Su held his breath, watching as the people trying to capture him collapsed in disarray.
06 handed a gas mask to Su Su and then bent down to check the condition of those who had fainted, collecting their terminal rings one by one.
Su Su pressed the signal device clutched in his hand. Since the terminal was not on him, he could only temporarily use this device that Lin Dian had given him to send out a signal.
Receiving the signal, Yan Bai drove a hover ferry specifically for the docks, appearing at the roadside. They were very familiar with the terrain of this area and avoided the crowded main road, winding back to the previous warehouse.
A group of people efficiently stripped the clothes off these pursuers, while Lin Dian took their terminals and placed them into his portable device to examine the information inside.
Once the clothes were changed, Lin Dian also decrypted the information. Based on the contact details of several individuals, he compiled their circumstances.
“On the surface, they are personnel from the Noble Council’s Executive Division, but in reality, they directly take orders from the Mo family, essentially hired mercenaries of the Mo family.”
“This time, more than 200 people were mobilized for a secret operation. After all, it’s quite disgraceful to have someone go missing in their territory, and they’re afraid this matter will reach Qi Hanyi’s ears.”
“There are a total of nine people in charge of searching this side of the port, five of whom are here. The other four are checking the cargo docks, fearing that Su Su might be hiding among the goods.”
“They communicate every five minutes to confirm each other’s situation. I have implanted a program into the terminals, so when they contact each other later, they will still see the images of these terminal users. We can use this method to lure those four over and take care of them together.”
Yan Bai looked at Lin Dian with satisfaction; this young lad never disappointed him when it came to technology: “Let’s do it your way.”
After spending more than ten minutes, the nine members of the Dark Tide organization changed into the attire of the Executive Division, including the lead, Yan Bai, and the tech specialist, Lin Dian. As for 06, there was no need for clothes; she just put on a suppression device and would be treated as a captured traitor.
Su Su was the same; after being fitted with the suppression device, Yan Bai pushed his wheelchair onto the transporter.
According to the Executive Division’s instructions, any small team that found the target would report to headquarters and then quickly bring the person to the Training Center.
So Lin Dian used the terminal of the small team leader, simulating their tone to report the situation, stating that Su Su’s trace had been detected at the port, and they were currently holding him and ready to return.
An hour later, the approved transporter landed at the entrance of the Training Center. Su Su was pushed down from the wheelchair by Yan Bai, who was dressed in Executive Division attire with his face masked. Behind him, another subordinate pulled 06 out of the vehicle.
They brought the people to a small room at the Training Center’s entrance for handover. Upon seeing the handover officer, Su Su couldn’t help but press his lips tightly together, and his body trembled slightly.
The officer was none other than 03, who had his ribs broken by Su Su’s kick yesterday. Thanks to modern advanced medical technology, he had spent the night in the treatment pod at the Training Center, and his bones had healed significantly. Now he was bound with bandages for stabilization, standing stiffly.
At the same time, his face bore some bruising that had yet to heal; being a light injury, he had not used the treatment pod, so it was still swollen, making him look like a ridiculous clown.
Seeing Su Su’s seemingly fearful reaction, 03 couldn’t help but pull a grin. His smile was so sinister that one side of his dried skin crinkled, malice and excitement unmasked in his eyes: “Ha, you were so impressive kicking me yesterday. How come you’re so scared now?”
“Uh—”
So scared, terrified to the core, worried that he might not hold back and laugh out loud.
Su Su turned red, thinking he didn’t mean to just grab someone to hit; it’s just that some unfortunate people love to come at him.
Although Yan Bai didn’t know exactly what had happened, he could see that Su Su seemed a bit off. He gestured to his subordinates, and the one closest to the door casually shut it.
03, not understanding the group’s actions, thought they had made a mistake, so he took the initiative to remind them: “Just hand the person over to us, you’ve worked hard, you can leave now.”
“Not hard at all, it’s what we should do,” Yan Bai replied with a gentle smile, but he had no intention of leaving.
“It’s done,” the small boy fiddling with his terminal at the tail end of the crowd suddenly said without preamble.
Yan Bai then withdrew his smile, ordering leisurely: “Make your move.”
The remaining seven were all talented members handpicked by Yan Bai from the team, swiftly lunging toward 03 and the others, a brawl breaking out in the cramped changing room.
Those trainees saw Su Su in his wheelchair, immobile, and since they believed his status might be significant, they rushed toward him one after the other.
Su Su maneuvered to dodge left and right, casually pulling a permission card from one of their wrists in the process.
Then he slid backward in his wheelchair, as if protecting himself from the fighting. In reality, he was quietly approaching a safe embedded in the wall. The lockers here were square boxes, each only a few centimeters long and wide, specifically designed to hold terminals.
With his peripheral vision, Su Su scanned the seventh row, noticing the actions of those people. He was quite sure that his terminal had been placed in the 17th box.
Su Su waited a few seconds until the people around him entered blind spots, then he pressed the permission card against the locker door, causing it to pop open. Su Su quickly fetched the terminal ring inside, clutching it tightly in his palm before swiftly closing the locker door again.
The fight soon concluded; these people were no match for Yan Bai and his group and were all pinned to the ground.
“What do you mean by this? What have I done wrong? I have worked tirelessly and devotedly for the Training Center for decades! I even had three broken ribs, yet I’m still out working with injuries. Ouch, don’t press on the wound!” 03 still hadn’t realized what was happening, assuming he must have made some mistakes that displeased the second young master and had gotten himself restrained because of it.
Su Su controlled his wheelchair, sliding over to face 03: “Enough already, don’t shout. They’re all down; haven’t you figured out whose side they’re on yet?”
03 abruptly halted, looking at the calm and smiling Su Su. A terrifying guess sprang up in his heart: “You’re not from the Noble Council’s Executive Division…”
“Of course not.” Su Su impatiently flicked his tail: “Stop asking such nonsense. Just answer the question obediently. Is Mo Lin here? Are you going to take me to him?”
03 didn’t want to show weakness in front of Su Su, even though he was being pinned down, trembling with pain, he still wore a look of disdain: “You think a legless fish like you is worthy to interrogate me? In my lifetime, I’ve tortured more mermaids than you’ve seen humans!”
The members of the Dark Tide behind him couldn’t bear to hear such words, wanting to deal fatal damage when Yan Bai stopped them. Yan Bai gestured for them to let 03 finish speaking.
03 was unaware that in the eyes of everyone present, he was already a dead man. He excitedly reminisced about his process of tormenting mermaids, staring fixedly at Su Su’s face: “Hmph, you go against me, I’ll definitely let you experience the same taste one day. I’ll electrify you in a specialized fish tank, forcing you to jump continuously in the water, and when you’re too exhausted to jump anymore, I’ll scrape your scales off one by one with a knife. Ha, the sound of a mermaid is just so pleasant, especially when they cry out in extreme pain, tsk tsk, really beautiful.”
“I believe I mentioned before that I don’t like the way you look at me.” The little shark flicked his tail displeasedly and said to Yan Bai: “Can you help me dig out his eyes when we’re done with him?”
06 nodded in agreement: “It would be good to gouge them out; 03 is particularly notorious in the training room for enjoying watching mermaids suffering. The prettier the mermaid, the harsher he is on them.”
Yan Bai looked at 03 with disgust, as if he were looking at a rotting pile of garbage: “Just gouging out his eyes isn’t enough. I plan to have him experience everything he’s done to mermaids first-hand. I will record it all for him to appreciate, and I hope he will like it after watching.”
03 vaguely realized, amidst the series of threats and intimidations, that Yan Bai was the leader of this group, fully aware that they were serious and that their methods were crueler than he could ever imagine.
The desire to survive forced him to inch closer to Yan Bai, straining to raise his head and beg for mercy, but still unwilling to yield: “Who are you? Don’t listen to Su Su and this traitor; I’m just helping the Training Center. The power behind us is the Mo family; those who go against us won’t end well.”
“What are we?” This question made Yan Bai uncontrollably laugh. He took off his mask, revealing a face strikingly similar to Su Su’s, also beautiful: “I’m not human; I’m a mermaid too.”
After saying that, Yan Bai’s face cooled instantly, his expression changing so quickly that it seemed neurotic, making it all the more terrifying with his mood swings. He asked: “Is torturing mermaids fun?”
03 finally realized he was in dire straits, engulfed by immense fear, his teeth chattering and body trembling, feeling momentarily paralyzed as if frozen.
They were mermaids. The mermaids he had tormented for decades were here to retaliate against him?
He was vicious in torturing mermaids, but in reality, he was not very courageous and was afraid of pain. It was just that he had felt emboldened by the Mo family’s support, knowing the mermaids were in a weaker position and dared not retaliate. He never expected that he would one day become the fish on the chopping board, at the mercy of mermaids.
“I, actually, I’m being forced. I never meant to hurt any mermaids; I had no choice. The Mo family insisted I do so. They are nobles; they forced us. I was originally a death row inmate, pulled out of prison by them, and if I disobeyed, I’d be dead. What can I do?” 03 sobbed out his excuses as if he were truly innocent.
But everyone else heard only a shameless fool, having just boasted about how he tormented mermaids, now trying to flip the narrative.
Yan Bai pulled a dagger from his chest pocket, playing with it in his palm: “Want to live? Fine. You can redeem yourself. If you can help us rescue the mermaids here, I won’t hold you accountable and will let you live.”
“Okay, okay, I’m willing to redeem myself!” 03 quickly agreed.
Yan Bai nodded: “First, answer the question Su Su asked you earlier. You better not think about lying; I will interrogate all the others here one by one. If even a single word differs from what you say, I will cut out your tongue.”
“Yes, Young Master… Mo Lin is in his studio; I’m here to meet him. I’ll have Su Su checked, changed, and then taken to him,” 03 said more obediently this time.
“Alright, then take me up now. I think we can skip the body search,” Su Su said.
“Um, no time to waste, let’s hurry,” Yan Bai said, handing the signal emitter to Su Su.
Su Su hid the small black device in his clothing.
A glimmer of joy passed through 03’s eyes as he couldn’t believe these people were foolish enough to let him escort Su Su. Did this not mean he could leave? Once he stepped through that door, he would immediately message the security robots for help, also alerting the second young master about the mermaids attacking here. Not only would he avoid death, but he would also earn merit.
The chill piercing his neck pulled 03 back from fantasies into reality. 06 retracted a syringe and stuffed a square button into Su Su’s hand: “I just implanted a micro-compressed current device in the back of his head. If he starts talking nonsense, just press the button. The huge current will instantly cause brain death, ensuring he won’t utter a word.”
Then 06 warned 03: “Additionally, this device is timed; if you’re not back here in twenty minutes, you’ll die too. So please make sure to return immediately after taking Su Su to his destination; otherwise, if something happens, it’s not my responsibility.”